Unit

3

Uni
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CITIESFAMILY
OF THE
FUTURE
LIFE

LESSON 4

SPEAKING

Discussing cities of the future

LESSON 4

WARM-UP

SPEAKING
Watch a video

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

• Task 1: Complete the diagram.
• Task 2: Rearrange sentences to make a suitable
dialogue.

Task 3: Ask and answer questions.

FREE PRACTICE

CONSOLIDATION

• Task 4: Discussion

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM UP
WATCH A VIDEO CLIP ABOUT THE CITIES IN THE FUTURE.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

What will future cities mentioned in the video
clip be like?

WARM-UP

WATCH A VIDEO

WARM – UP
WATCH A VIDEO CLIP ABOUT THE CITIES IN THE FUTURE.
Answer the question:

What will future cities mentioned in the video
clip be like?
They will be smarter, more livable and more
sustainable.

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

1

Work in pairs. Complete the diagram with the ideas below .

B

C

A

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

Work in pairs. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the

2 sentences to make a meaningful dialogue in each of the following questions
 

a. Really? Why do you think public transport will be popular with city dwellers?
b. What do you think transport will be like in the cities of the future?
c. So, how will people travel in the city?
d. Because technology will make public transport faster, more convenient, and
more eco – friendly.
e. That's great.
f. They will use public transport instead of their own vehicles.
g. Well, I think there will be no private vehicles in the cities.
A. b – g – c – f – a – d – e
C. b – g – c – f – e – a – d

B. b – f – c – g – a – d – e
D. c – g – a – d – b – f – e

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

Work in pairs. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct arrangement of the

2 sentences to make a meaningful dialogue in each of the following questions.
 

b. What do you think transport will be like in the cities of the future?
g. Well, I think there will be no private vehicles in the cities.
c. So, how will people travel in the city?
f. They will use public transport instead of their own vehicles.
a. Really? Why do you think public transport will be popular with city dwellers?
d. Because technology will make public transport faster, more convenient, and
more eco – friendly.
e. That's great.
A. b – g – c – f – a – d – e
C. b – g – c – f – e – a – d

B. b – g – a – d – c – f – e
D. c – f – a – d – b – g – e

Useful expressions

To express opinion
 In my opinion, …
 Personally, I think/ I believe
(that)…
 I strongly believe that….
 It seems to me that…
 In my view, ...
 From my point of view, …

Structures
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What do you think + S + will be like …..
How will + S + Vbare?
Why do you think…….?
S + will + Vbare…
S + can + Vbare…
S + help(s)/make(s) + …
Because + S + will Vbare/help(s)/make(s)
+…

WORK IN GROUPS
Make Wh-questions about two features of future cities in 1
(Infrastructure and Living condition)

Infrastructure

Living condition

WORK IN GROUPS
Make Wh-questions about two features of future cities in 1
(Infrastructure and Living condition)

Example:
1. According to you, where will people live in the future: urban
center or suburban?
2. What do you think the infrastructure of cities will look like in
the future?
3. How will technology help city dwellers ?
4 .How will city dwellers' life be like in the future?
5. What kinds of activities can be done by AI technologies?
6. What about housing/green space/health care?

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about one of the features of

3 future cities in 1. Use the model in 2 to help you.

Example:
1. According to you, where will people live
in the future: urban center or suburban?
2. What do you think the infrastructure of
cities will look like in the future?
3. How will technology help city dwellers ?
4 .How will city dwellers' life be like in the
future?
5. What kinds of activities can be done by
AI technologies?
6. What about housing/green space/health
care?

FREE PRACTICE

4 Work in groups.

Discuss what the cities of the future will be like and
present your groups' ideas to the whole class.

Cities of future
Transport

Cities of future
Infrastructure

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Cities of future

Living condition: AI technology

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Discuss cities of the future

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 5 - Unit 3.

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Cities of future

Living condition: Fashion

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Match the questions with the answers to make a conversation. Then

2

practise it in pairs.

What do you think transport will
be like in the cities of the future?

They will use public transport
instead of their own vehicles.

So, how will people travel in the
city?

because technology will make
public transport faster, more
convenient, and more eco friendly

Really? Why do you think public
transport will be popular with
city dwellers?

Well, I think there will be no
private vehicles in the cities.

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about one of the features of

3 future cities in 1. Use the model in 2 to help you.

 Example:
A: How will city dwellers' life be like in the future?
B: Well, I think people's lives will be easier because AI
technologies will help them do many daily activities.
A: So, what kinds of activities can be done by AI technologies?
B: Robots can help people do household chores and smart
sensors can inform people of possible congestion in the
street. It really saves people time and money.
A: That's great.

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. environment (n)

/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ the natural world in which people, animals and plants live

2. private vehicle
(n)

/ˈpraɪvət ˈviːəkl/ any vehicle that is used primarily for the private purpose
of the person who owns it

3. public transport
(n)

/ˌpʌblɪk
ˈtrænspɔːt/

the system of buses, trains, etc. provided by the
government or by companies, which people use to travel
from one place to another

4. infrastructure (n) /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/ the basic systems and services that are necessary for a
country or an organization to run smoothly, for example
buildings, transport and water and power supplies
5. eco-friendly (adj) /ˌiːkəʊ ˈfrendli/ not harmful to the environment
6. sensor
technology (n)

/ˈsensə(r) tek
ˈnɒlədʒi/

a technology that uses sensors to acquire information by
detecting the physical, chemical, or biological property
quantities and convert them into readable signal

FURTHER PRACTICE
Work in pairs and talk about the feature that they like most about
the future cities.

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about one of the features of

3 future cities in 1. Use the model in 2 to help you.